| Autor: |
Mazidi, M., Abbasi-Parizad, P., Abdi, H., Zhao, B., Rahsepar, A. A., Tavallaie, S., Parizadeh, S. M., Rezaie, P., Safariyan, M., Nematy, M., Mohammadi, M., Darbandi, M., Darbandi, S., Ghayour-Mobarhan, M., Ferns, G. A. |
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Journal of Complementary & Integrative Medicine; 2018, Vol. 15 Issue 2, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 5p |
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Objective To undertake a randomized controlled trial in 196 obese subjects to examine the effect of electro-acupuncture on serum pro-oxidant antioxidant balance (PAB) values. Methods Subjects received authentic acupuncture (cases) or sham acupuncture (controls) for 6 weeks in combination with a low-calorie diet. In the following 6 weeks, they received the low-calorie diet alone. Serum PAB was measured at baseline, and 6 and 12 weeks later. Results We found that serum PAB values decreased significantly in the group receiving the authentic acupuncture compared to the sham treatment (p<0.001) at week 6, and whilst serum PAB increased significantly (p<0.05) in the second phase of the study, a significant difference between two groups remained at 12 weeks (p<0.05). Conclusions Electro-acupuncture in combination with a low-calorie diet was more effective at reducing serum PAB values in obese subjects compared to diet alone. Further work is required to determine the mechanism by which electro-acupuncture has this effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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